Melbourne City V Wellington Phoenix: A-league Women Grand Final – Live

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Martin Pegan

Hello and welcome to unrecorded sum of the A-League Women expansive last betwixt Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park. City are connected nan march toward history pinch a 3rd consecutive premiers’ sheet already secured and a home double up for grabs arsenic they big nan convention decider. A triumph would besides unafraid them a record-equalling 5th women’s title but, contempt their caller occurrence successful nan league, their first title since 2020. While their attraction will nary uncertainty beryllium connected nan 90 minutes – and perchance much – astatine AAMI Park, erstwhile nan last whistle blows a hint of attraction must move to their midweek Asian Champions League semi-final successful South Korea.

City booked their spot successful nan last pinch a 1-0 triumph complete arch-rivals Victory erstwhile 17-year-old Young Matildas midfielder Shelby McMahon lashed successful a fierce changeable from extracurricular nan punishment container successful nan 2nd limb of their semi-final. Matildas midfielder Leticia McKenna had fixed City nan early advantage erstwhile scoring from a free footwear successful nan first leg, arsenic nan premiers eased done 2-0 connected aggregate.

While overmuch of nan spotlight is connected City’s hopes for a home double – and perchance a treble – Wellington Phoenix are conscionable 1 triumph distant from their ain breakthrough to a first A-League Women crown. Wellington entered nan ALW successful 2021 and made small effect connected nan title arsenic they missed nan finals successful nan past 4 seasons. Their fortunes turned, however, pinch nan presence of erstwhile Canada coach Bev Priestman successful nan off-season, arsenic they vanished runners-up down City successful nan convention and are now conscionable 1 triumph distant from a trophy.

The Phoenix defeated Brisbane Roar 2-0 aft other clip successful nan 2nd limb of their semi-final to declare their spot successful nan decider. American striker Makala Woods grabbed a first half extremity and added a 2nd successful nan first play of other clip to thief Wellington flooded a first-leg shortage and down nan Roar 3-2 connected aggregate. The 23-year-old has scored 7 goals successful 14 games since arriving successful nan ALW successful January and looms arsenic a immense threat successful nan last arsenic nan Nix move to her gait and polish connected nan counter.

City edged their location lucifer betwixt nan sides 1-0 successful December, past claimed nan return gathering successful New Zealand nan pursuing period 2-1. The Phoenix vanished six points down nan eventual premiers but scored much goals than immoderate different squad successful nan league, and conceded nan fewest, truthful adjacent to opportunity nan last is acold from a formality for City.

Kick-off successful Melbourne is 4.15pm section / 6.15pm NZST. I’ll beryllium backmost soon pinch nan lineups and squad news. But now is nan clip to deed maine up pinch questions, thoughts and predictions – shoot maine an email, aliases find maine connected X @martinpegan and Bluesky @martinpegan.bsky.social. Let’s get into it!